Thursday, November 11, 2010

Better in Theory

It seemed sort of glamorous. Coming to my favorite coffee house and sitting side-by-side with other NaNo's. All of us supporting each other and pushing each other on to higher word counts. But, as it turns out. It's just annoying.

I've been here 30 minutes and can't concentrate at all because directly in the middle of the room is a Bible Study- and it's being led by a group (lovely as they seem) that seems to know nothing about applying cultural context to the scripture.

So. After a quiet day at the retreat center, I'm headed to the library to enjoy another hour or two of silence and bright lighting, so I can be productive.

Today has been frustrating (3 days in a row now) editing-wise. Now, I'm certain of what needs to be plugged in where and am making those changes but it doesn't make for chunky word counts. Sigh.

Okay. Off to the library- will post later on with my mediocre count.

2 comments:

Joanne Sher said...

Praying the two hours or so ARE productive, and lack in frustration. Hang in there girl - you CAN do it!

Unknown said...

Joanne, you're the best :) big hugs.

The hardest part of that coffee house scene was having to resist the urge to correct. They were discussing Esther- and the one leading kept saying things like- I don't know why she did that- if it were me, or I would have said, etc-- and I kept wanting to say--- you're a Christian living in suburbia in North America in 2010--- this doesn't translate to the cultural rules & customs she had to deal with :insert homer to bart neck-wringing:. God, please forgive me for anything I've said remotely similar (because I know I have at some point(s)in my life). EEEK.